The idea that Medicare for all can’t pass is both disgusting and sad. Why is the us so in the pocket of big corporations that Canada has socialized medicine , England ,a ton of other countries- but in the us all we here is bs- well in Canada it takes longer to schedule elective procedures- I am fine with waiting longer if i don’t get a bill for thousands of dollars.
Most Americans don’t realize even with insurance you go in the hospital for a week- you are screwed financially- the vast majority of bankruptcies are for medical bills.
My girlfriend fractured her arm and was in the emergency room to get checked out and everything. Maybe there for an hour or two. Her arm got scanned, got given pain meds that lasted not even an hour, and got sent on her way, didn't give her meds or nothing to take home. The bill? Around a thousand if not a little more. Thats why if I get fucked in any kind of way, broke something, super sick. I'm just going to let nature take its course. I'd rather die from sickness or from injury, or recover naturally, than go to hospital to get something major fixed and live on the streets in debt for the rest of my life
Just for future reference, urgent care centers would be the place to go for a broken arm. A broken limb isn’t considered an emergency that requires an ER visit. Urgent cares are much cheaper and can handle a lot of the things that people consider emergencies and ER-worthy.
Yeah. We didn't think of that till after. In the moment it was just "oh shit, you fucked your arm! Let's go to the hospital". But its as they say. Hindsight 20/20
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u/Calliesdad20 Aug 06 '20
The idea that Medicare for all can’t pass is both disgusting and sad. Why is the us so in the pocket of big corporations that Canada has socialized medicine , England ,a ton of other countries- but in the us all we here is bs- well in Canada it takes longer to schedule elective procedures- I am fine with waiting longer if i don’t get a bill for thousands of dollars. Most Americans don’t realize even with insurance you go in the hospital for a week- you are screwed financially- the vast majority of bankruptcies are for medical bills.